The numbers are stark. Nearly half of global GDP — approximately $44 trillion — depends highly or moderately on nature and its services. Yet for decades, our economic model has treated nature's resources as free, infinite and indestructible. The consequences of that assumption are now arriving in balance sheets, insurance claims and commodity markets. Extreme weather and ecosystem degradation drove $327 billion in losses in 2024 alone, and analysts at Business for Nature warn that unchecked nature loss could threaten $2.7 trillion in annual GDP by 2030. When ecosystems fail, supply chains stall. Water scarcity pushes up production costs. Deforestation triggers reputational crises. Invasive species and pollinator collapse disrupt the raw material flows on which global manufacturing depends. "Without biodiversity, supply chains falter, costs rise and reputations suffer. Biodiversity is the bedrock of human health, wellbeing and security." — World Economic Forum / ISO This is not a future risk. It is a present one. And the Nature Stage at CIF 2026 has been designed precisely to help organisations move from recognition to response. What the Nature Stage Will Do Positioned at the intersection of climate, nature, finance and technology, the Nature Stage focuses on implementation — not aspiration. The...